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Stark Township vs Sigel Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: trails (9.7× in Stark Township) and jobs per worker (3× in Stark Township).

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Stark Township, MNA small town of 224Brown County · 224 people
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Sigel Township, MNA small town of 299Brown County · 299 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Stark TownshipA small town of 224
Quiet strengthsStark Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stark Township →
Sigel TownshipA small town of 299
Quiet strengthsSigel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sigel Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails9.7×
Stark Township has more miles of trail
Stark Township 2.9 miSigel Township 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker3×
Stark Township is more of a job hub
Stark Township 0.15Sigel Township 0.05
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Sigel Township
Sigel Township $1,952Stark Township $1,636
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Stark Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Stark Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →
Sigel Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Stark Township and Sigel Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Stark Township and Sigel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stark TownshipSigel TownshipStark TownshipSigel Township
Stark Township ↔ Sigel Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Stark TownshipSigel Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low7°F7°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Stark TownshipSigel Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land2.3%—
Settled18681856
Community
Stark TownshipSigel Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Stark TownshipSigel Township
People
Population 224Lowest 299Highest
Median age 47.8±8.2Lowest 23% above MN 54.9±7.5Highest 41% above MN
Sigel Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9% 14.4%±7.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Stark Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.1%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 28.8%±6.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Sigel Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Highest MN: 39.4% 20.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±5.2Highest MN: 5.8% 1%±3.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Stark Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,250±$12kLowest 3% below MN $95,179±$10kHighest 7% above MN
Sigel Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $296,400±$52kHighest 10% below MN $262,500±$38kLowest 20% below MN
Stark Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,000±$288 22% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,636Lowest 51% below MN $1,952Highest 42% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Stark Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 17 yrs older than MN 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below MN 19 minHighest 15% below MN
Work from home 8%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.8%±2.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Sigel Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New Ulm (41%)New Ulm (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sigel TownshipFew work in Stark Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.0Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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